SOURCEBOOK

Get your copy of the first ever Digital Experience Sourcebook from EContent, which is packed with information about the past, present, and future of all the topics that matter to digital content professionals.

Media Business News and Trends

The European Parliament has voted with only one amendment in favor of the eContentplus program, which will support the development of multi-lingual content for innovative, on-line services across the EU.

Sirsi Corporation has acquired Docutek Information Systems Inc., announced participation in the Normative Data Project for Libraries, partnered with Bluesocket, Inc. to deliver security and management to library WLANs, and has announced that it is working with Rittenhouse Book Distributors, Inc. to provide enhanced functionality for placing electronic book orders.

Members of the electronic communications, compliance, and law communities have joined together to form The Electronic Communications Compliance Council (TE3C), a group dedicated to providing best practices and resources to companies grappling with email and instant messaging (IM) policies and compliance.

Six Apart, makers of the Movable Type publishing platform and TypePad personal weblogging service, has acquired Danga Interactive, Inc., the operators of the LiveJournal service, for an undisclosed amount of stock and cash.

Innodata Isogen, Inc., has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of 7,500,000 shares of its common stock, of which 4,250,000 shares will be offered by Innodata Isogen and 3,250,000 shares will be offered by certain selling stockholders.

Madison Advisors, an advisory firm that aims to advance the print and electronic communications objectives of Fortune 1000 companies, has launched an industry study of the enterprise output management market.

Bacon's Information, Inc., a provider of media research, distribution, monitoring, and evaluation services for public relations, marketing, and corporate communications professionals, has announced the acquisition of Delahaye Medialink. Bacon's has also announced that it will now monitor online news blogs.

NTT DoCoMo has announced that it has agreed with MontaVista Software Inc., a U.S. developer of Linux software for telecommunications equipment and mobile handsets, to invest $3 million in newly issued preferred stock for an equity stake in the company.

CSA has acquired the Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) from OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. CSA has also announced the release of CSA Illumina, a platform for online bibliographic and full-text searching.

Gartner, Inc., a provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, and META Group, Inc., an information technology research and consulting firm, have reached an agreement under which Gartner will acquire META Group in an all-cash transaction valued at $10.00 per share, or approximately $162 million.

iPressroom Corporation, which offers dynamic communications software tools and services designed to help organizations extend the impact of their public relations, corporate communications, and marketing programs, has entered into a definitive agreement with San Francisco-based o2 Venture Partners, under which the firm will commit resources, personnel, and capital to take charge of the iPressroom's sales, marketing, and new business development efforts in exchange for a significant stake in the software company.

ProQuest Information and Learning has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Voyager Expanded Learning, a provider of in-school core reading programs, reading intervention programs, and professional development programs for school districts throughout the United States.